Summary

But he could understand enough, in that moment, to realise a fundamental truth.

No matter how many circuit boards he made, no matter how much he polished:

His Father never did, and never will, want him.

Tony Stark has spent his entire life polishing, trying to become something better than he is. Those that love him can only follow him on his journey to greatness, and more aptly, his journey towards happiness (beginning with a supersoldier and a mismatched team).

Summary

“Tony, I’ve been meaning to ask you something!” Steve called out, his tone overtly confident.

“No.” Tony dismissed him immediately.

Steve and Clark drag their respective friends to a Lakehouse for six days, determined to introduce them. Despite their unwillingness, Tony and Bruce just may find solace in each other. Of course, the vacation still sucks. Mostly. A little.

Summary

Clint leant over the counter, the rush hour not enough to stop him from leering at the young man who'd just entered the store. He was achingly beautiful, vibrating with energy, and his laugh was enough to light up the whole shop as he read one of the cartoons on the wall.

Summary

Tony's gonna die of palladium poisoning anyway, why not join a pointless expedition to recover Captain America’s body? And after, well, why not dedicate his last few months to making sure an American hero settles into his new life? What else is he going to do, get drunk at parties?

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“Son, when are you bringing that man of yours over for dinner?”

Steve frowned into his chocolate milk and narrowed his eyes at his own reflection in the kitchen window. “Not until you tell me why you want to see him so badly,” Steve replied coolly. “You’ve already met him, haven’t you? You and Aunt Jackie both met him months ago.”

“I met him as Tony Stark, single museum curator with a heart of gold! I want to meet Tony Stark, my son’s steady boyfriend.”

Summary

Tony works as a salesman in a local company. He does not enjoy it in the slightest, but not because of the workload or the boss, but because of Stephen, his arrogant, egotistical pain-in-the-ass coworker, who sits right across from him. Tony wants nothing to do with the man - until an invite to his ex’s wedding shows up in the mail, with the “plus one” option. Fearing that he can’t show up to his ex’s wedding alone, he turns to the only person he can think of to accompany him, much to his own dismay.

***There was only one person that kept coming to his mind, and each time, Tony tried to shake the thought out of his head. Stephen, Stephen, Stephen - his smug face kept flashing into his brain, taunting him. He did not want to bring Stephen.

But he knew nobody else in his office that he was friendly with, besides his boss, and he was not taking his boss - that would just be weird.